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Stephen McKeever, vice president for research and technology transfer, speaks during the opening of the AppCenter in the Henry Bellmon Research Center.
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O S U F ou n datio n David Kyle / Chairman of the Board Kirk A. Jewell / President & Chief Executive Officer
OSU Launches App Competition
Donna Koeppe / Vice President of Administration & Treasurer Brandon Meyer / Vice President & General Counsel
Teams of students, faculty, staff and alumni are showcasing their creativity in the OSU AppCenter’s first app development competition with participants vying for more than $20,000. “This competition will foster new concepts and creative app ideas across Oklahoma State University’s community,” says Steve Wood, CEO of Cowboy Technologies. “Through the OSU AppCenter, the competition supports the screening, refining, resource funding and app development needed to launch viable app ideas into practice.” The focus of the competition is “information sharing at OSU.” The goal is to create an app focused on college life, which can fall into one of these categories: travel, transportation, safety and security, insurance, finance or Cowboy experience. The first phase of the competition, which focused on the idea, ran Jan. 31–Feb. 11. The second phase, open to those with app development skill, began in March and focuses on developing the winning idea from the first phase. Winners in the first phase were announced after STATE went to press. Winners in the second phase will be announced in May. Check statemagazine.okstate.edu to see who wins. The AppCenter opened in February and is located in the lobby of the Henry Bellmon Research Center. The Office of the Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer, AAA Oklahoma and Cowboy Technologies LLC worked together to make the center a reality. At the center, students can transition their ideas into functioning web and mobile applications. The AppCenter will house all the necessary equipment and programs to facilitate this process, and use and support are free to students. For more information on the OSU AppCenter, visit www.osuappcenter.com.
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